The origin of Hollywood’s name

The origin of Hollywood

Hollywood is located in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California, and is a famous film production base in the United States. In 1886, real estate agent Harvey Wilkerts bought a piece of land in the suburbs of Los Angeles. His wife planted a large number of holly trees brought from Scotland and the name Hollywood came into being. meaning woods). In 1907, director Francis Burgess led his film crew to Los Angeles to shoot "The Count of Monte Cristo." They found that the beautiful natural scenery, abundant light and suitable climate were a natural place for filming. Starting in 1909, the famous producer Griffith shot several films in Hollywood with natural backgrounds. At that time, the center of American film was in the East, with New York as its base. Since then, many film companies have come here to film, starting the great shift of the American film industry to Hollywood. Since 1912, many film companies have settled in Hollywood. Famous film companies include: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Paramount, and 20th Century Fox. , Warner Brothers, Radio Keith Orpheum (RKO), Universal, United Artists, Columbia Pictures. In the early days, all movies were silent movies. The movies of this period were all comedies. The most famous comedian was Charlie Chaplin. His films such as "City Lights", "Modern Times" and "The Great Dictator" have become famous in history. In 1923, the talkies came out, and Hollywood prospered like never before. In 1927, under the guidance of MGM studio boss Louis B. Meyer, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was officially established. Soon, Meyer proposed the creation of Academy Awards to encourage and recognize filmmakers who have made outstanding achievements in the film industry. So, on May 16, 1929, the first Academy Awards were held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. The Academy Award was a 13.5-inch-tall, gilded tin-copper nude figure. In 1931, when the librarian of the academy saw this golden statue, he was surprised and said: "It really looks like my uncle Oscar!" From then on, the name Oscar spread. Starting from the seventh session, the Academy Awards have been officially renamed the Oscars. The Oscars are divided into two categories: Achievement Awards and Special Awards. Achievement awards include: Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Performance, Best Cinematography, Best Art Design, Best Music, Best Sound, Best Makeup, Best Short Film, Best Documentary, Best Cartoons and Best Foreign Language Films, etc. Among the numerous film awards in the world today, the Oscars are undoubtedly the most authoritative, most influential, and have the widest range of awards. It symbolizes the highest achievement of American film art. Over the decades, Hollywood has produced many popular movies. Such as "Gone with the Wind" and "Citizen Kane" filmed in the 1930s, "Casablanca" filmed during World War II, "The Godfather" in the 1950s, and "The Kramers" in the 1970s and 1980s. "On Golden Pond", "Star Wars", "Schindler's List", "Jurassic Park", "Saving Private Ryan" and "Titanic" in the 90s. Today, Hollywood has a great symbolic significance in American culture. It can be said that the history of the development of Hollywood is the history of the development of American movies.

The films produced by Hollywood not only meet the needs of the American film market, but are also exported to all over the world. They not only export American culture, but also bring huge profits to Hollywood investors